"If Alyssa couldn't make decisions for herself... who had been making decisions for her while she was in the hospital? When police asked that question of Mayo staffers... they replied that Alyssa had been making her own medical decisions."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13/health/mayo-clinic-escape-2-eprise/index.html

Arkansas faces a lawsuit against their use of Medicaid work requirements. Learn about the case and what it could mean for Arkansans on Medicaid here.
http://www.healthlaw.org/publications/browse-all-publications/summary-of-lawsuit-filed-against-hhs-approval-of-arkansas-works-amendment#.W3Q9duhKiUl

The Arc and NCCP are doing a study on #PaidLeave & want to hear from workers w #disabilities in CA, NJ, NY, or NC. Visit the link for more info.
https://www.thearc.org/paidleavestudy

"By taking voting rights and civic responsibilities away, you are basically saying that you're a danger to society... you can't interact in the way of the rest of the world."
https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/08/deemed_mentally_incompetent_hu.html

Liz explains AUCD’s tool for contacting Congress! #PolicyForAll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTB164rn8cQ

The ABLE Act “enables eligible individuals with disabilities to save money in a tax-exempt account that may be used for qualified disability expenses.”#ABLEtoSave
http://ablenrc.org/step-1-what-able

AUCD Opposes the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Learn why, in plain language, here!

https://www.aucd.org/docs/policy/Plain%20Text_Nomination%20of%20Judge%20Brett%20Kavanaugh.pdf

ASAN stands with over 120 health organizations urging the Senate to recognize what confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court justice would mean for our health care system.
https://familiesusa.org/press-release/2018/families-usa-leads-effort-over-120-health-care-organizations-warn-supreme-courts

Are you a self advocate who wants to learn about how to start a self advocacy group, or improve a current one? Check this out!
http://www.selfadvocacyinfo.org/resource/self-advocacy-start-up-toolkit-more-power-more-control-over-our-lives/

Check out this trailer for a film about people with intellectual disabilities redefining what intelligence means! ASAN is a proud partner of #IntelligentLives
https://www.facebook.com/intelligentlives/videos/245800996040666/